On Sunday Matt Carpenter hit his twenty-ninth home run of the season, the most of any player in the National League. In fact, if one were to peruse the Fangraphs batting leader-boards, he or she might notice that Matt Carpenter leads the NL in a number of categories among qualified hitters. From left to right across the board, he leads in:
- Home runs (HR)
- Isolated Power (ISO)
- Slugging (SLG)
- Weight Runs Created Plus (wRC+)
- Fangraph Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
He is also in the top five in several other offensive categories such as Walk Rate (BB%) and On-Base Percentage (OBP).